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GA SB75
Bill
Status
2/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Max Burns
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AI Summary
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Redefines "school zone" based on Department of Transportation/Public Safety master state orders or local ordinances rather than the previous 1,000-foot boundary standard, and limits school zone speed limit periods to no more than one hour, twice daily
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Requires warning signs (minimum 24x30 inches) displaying school zone speed limits and automated enforcement device notices to be placed one-half mile before school zones, plus a speed display device showing approaching vehicles their actual speed
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Restricts automated traffic enforcement (speed camera) citations to violations exceeding 10 mph over the posted school zone speed limit, only when the school zone speed limit is actively in effect
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Exempts school zones from the standard 10 mph-over speed detection threshold only when using non-automated devices operated by on-site law enforcement officers, not automated cameras
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Authorizes district attorneys, solicitors-general, and prosecuting attorneys to enforce civil monetary penalties for school zone speeding violations captured by recorded images; effective July 1, 2025, with existing permits given until January 1, 2026 to comply
Legislative Description
Speed Detection Devices and Red Light Cameras; standards for signs warning of a reduced speed limit in a school zone and signs warning of the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; provide
Last Action
Senate Recommitted
1/12/2026